Walking as a Research Practice Occult They collect colours

They collect colours

An elegant new translation of Benjamin’s moving evocation of the experiences of his urban childhood

Suzanne Jackson

graphic designer and art director Greger Ulf Nilson

First published in 1976

Walking as a Research Practice Occult They collect coloursWhat might be considered the research output of a walking practice? An important caveat to this would be to ask where and when the research occurs in relation to the walk, the walking, and the walkers. Does the walk activate our senses, or do our senses demand that we walk? Since walking involves encounters with various objects and subjects, how might it help us emphasise our connection to the more than human world? In addition, walking reveals